bcp19:
I don't think they will have a recruited team due to there not being a recent show finish to draw from. I ran across this article: http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/the_amazing_race_13/2008_Dec_04_casting_former_survivors While the article is a bit dated, it seems very unlikely that you'd have the 'Russell Hantz/Evil Dick' teamup that keeps hitting twitter.

choroneko:
Europe will be the first destination. Spain or France will be the first country. And a first time visit to a former Soviet state.China will be visited, Southern China (Sichuan/Chongqing/Guangdong/Hainan).Australia (anywhere other than Sydney) or New Zealand will be the last country visited.

And finally, a M/M team winner.

apskip:
You can see my analysis on this subject in the AR21 Transportation thread (although I do state that the analysis is more general than just for AR21). I conclude that if a race is heading west out of LAX, a potential first destination is Melbourne. If a race is heading east out of LAX a potential first destination is London.